Greats and goats: Seahawks demolish Vikings

November 17, 2013

Ted S. Warren/Associated Press

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Great: Wide receiver Doug Baldwin
Quarterback Russell Wilson looked for Doug Baldwin twice against the Vikings. Most afternoons that would be a bit frustrating for a wide receiver. But Baldwin squeezed every bit of productivity out of those two targets, catching both passes for 63 yards and a touchdown.
The third-year pro out of Stanford caught a 44-yard bomb from Wilson in the first quarter that set up Marshawn Lynch’s first of three touchdowns for the game.
But that wasn’t even the highlight.
With the Seahawks up 17-13 and Minnesota threatening to make a game of it, Wilson found Baldwin in corner of the end zone with a perfect throw to put the Seahawks ahead for good.
“To be honest with you it was a coverage that we don’t normally throw it into that spot,” Baldwin said after the game, “but I got a good release and the safety was not as far over as he should’ve been, I think, and Russell Wilson threw one heck of a ball. He threw it in a perfect spot.”

— Sam Barbee

Ted S. Warren/Associated Press

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Great: Wide receiver Doug Baldwin
Quarterback Russell Wilson looked for Doug Baldwin twice against the Vikings. Most afternoons that would be a bit frustrating for a wide receiver. But Baldwin squeezed every bit of productivity out of those two targets, catching both passes for 63 yards and a touchdown.
The third-year pro out of Stanford caught a 44-yard bomb from Wilson in the first quarter that set up Marshawn Lynch’s first of three touchdowns for the game.
But that wasn’t even the highlight.
With the Seahawks up 17-13 and Minnesota threatening to make a game of it, Wilson found Baldwin in corner of the end zone with a perfect throw to put the Seahawks ahead for good.
“To be honest with you it was a coverage that we don’t normally throw it into that spot,” Baldwin said after the game, “but I got a good release and the safety was not as far over as he should’ve been, I think, and Russell Wilson threw one heck of a ball. He threw it in a perfect spot.”